by | 06/04/2011 · 6:30 pm

FILM REVIEW – City Island

By Marty Mulrooney

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City Island is an independent American comedy-drama written and directed by Raymond De Felitta. Starring Andy García (Ocean’s 11), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) and Emily Mortimer (Shutter Island), the film is set on City Island, a quaint fishing community on the outskirts of New York City. Here we meet the Rizzos, a dysfunctional family whose members all have secrets to hide and lies to tell.  Anchor Bay Home Entertainment released City Island on DVD in the UK on the 28th March 2011.

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by | 05/04/2011 · 11:48 am

GAME REVIEW – Lylian: Episode One – Paranoid Friendship (PC)

By Stewart Sutherland

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One of the creepiest games I think I’ve ever (and will ever) play, Lylian: Episode One – Paranoid Friendship sees players take charge of a young girl locked up in an insane asylum, who finds herself free of her restraints one night and wandering around the hospital. Of course it’s not that cut and dry – the titular character Lylian soon discovers that the hospital may be harbouring a labyrinth of underground factories. Then again, it’s heavily hinted that it’s all just in her mind…

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by | 04/04/2011 · 4:50 pm

Mini Interview – Back To The Future: The Game – Episode 3: Citizen Brown (What Does AJ LoCascio Think?)

By Marty Mulrooney

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It’s about time! Following on from our recent review of Back To The Future: The Game – Episode 3: Citizen Brown, AMO is proud to present our third exclusive monthly mini interview with Marty McFly voice actor AJ LoCascio!

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by | 01/04/2011 · 12:00 pm

BOOK REVIEW – The Lost Fleet: Dauntless by Jack Campbell

By Marty Mulrooney

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The Lost Fleet: Dauntless is the opening instalment of the New York Times bestselling space opera series The Lost Fleet, written by Jack Campbell. Originally published in the US, Titan Books have finally brought the series to the UK in exclusive paperback editions that feature original covers and added extras, such as interviews with the author. This first novel – originally published in 2006 – follows Captain John “Black Jack” Geary and the Alliance fleet as they flee across space from the advancing Syndic enemy…

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